BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260520T192714Z UID:9E032F20-7D82-493E-A858-E1DBB9CA679A DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T200000 DESCRIPTION:Talk title: “Non-Traditional Approaches to Communications and Alternative Positional Navigation & Timing”\n\nAs multi-domain operatio ns increasingly face congested and contested electromagnetic spectrums\, e nsuring assured Communications and robust Positioning\, Navigation\, and T iming (PNT) requires diversifying beyond conventional satellite and line-o f-sight architectures. This presentation explores three critical nontradit ional modalities that provide highly resilient alternatives for the modern tactical edge. First\, we introduce Free Space Optical (FSO) systems\, fo r their capability for highly precise\, GPS-independent time transfer. Sec ond\, we explore modern tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) communications \, which offer reliable\, over-the-horizon data links without reliance on vulnerable satellite relays. Finally\, we address recent advancements in e lectrically small antennas for High Frequency (HF) operations\, enabling c ompact\, tactically viable deployments for resilient long-haul connectivit y. These technologies represent a few potential solutions to providing the ubiquitous connections that the commercial users have become accustomed t o.\n\nBio: Dr. Moran is currently the Head of the Advanced Microelectronic s Technologies branch at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. Her gro up focuses on analog integrated circuit design and communications modaliti es that do not rely on traditional SATCOM infrastructure. She contributes to and leads multiple positioning\, navigation\, and timing (PNT) efforts ranging from free-space optical time transfer\, clock development\, and in ertial sensing. Dr. Moran received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering fro m the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She has 2 issued patents a nd 3 patents pending. In 2022\, Dr. Moran received the Commanding Officer ’s Leadership Award and the Galileo Award for S&T excellence.\n\nCo-spon sored by: Product Safety Chapter \n\nSpeaker(s): Kari Moran\, Ph.D\n\nAgen da: \nWednesday May 27\n\n6pm Networking and Dinner\n\n6:45pm Presentation \n\n7:30 pm Q&A\n\n8:00 End of Meeting\n\nBldg: Building C training room\, 10401 Roselle Street\, Advanced Test Equipment Corp.\, San Diego\, Califo rnia\, United States\, 92121 LOCATION:Bldg: Building C training room\, 10401 Roselle Street\, Advanced T est Equipment Corp.\, San Diego\, California\, United States\, 92121 ORGANIZER:devans0179@sdsu.edu SEQUENCE:37 SUMMARY:Non-Traditional Approaches to Communications and Alternative Positi oning\, Navigation & Timing URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559463 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="margin: 0in\;"><span style="color: #313131\;">Talk title: &ldquo\;Non-Traditional Approaches to Communication s and Alternative Positional Navigation &amp\; Timing&rdquo\;</span></p>\n <p style="margin: 0in\; word-spacing: 1px\;"><span style="color: #313131\; ">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 1rem\; word-spaci ng: 1px\;"><span style="color: #313131\;"><span data-olk-copy-source="Mess ageBody">As multi-domain operations increasingly face congested and contes ted electromagnetic spectrums\, ensuring assured Communications and robust Positioning\, Navigation\, and Timing (PNT) requires diversifying beyond conventional satellite and line-of-sight architectures. This presentation explores three critical nontraditional modalities that provide highly resi lient alternatives for the modern tactical edge. First\, we introduce Free Space Optical (FSO) systems\, for their capability for highly precise\, G PS-independent time transfer. Second\, we explore modern tropospheric scat ter (troposcatter) communications\, which offer reliable\, over-the-horizo n data links without reliance on vulnerable satellite relays. Finally\, we address recent advancements in electrically small antennas for High Frequ ency (HF) operations\, enabling compact\, tactically viable deployments fo r resilient long-haul connectivity. These technologies represent a few pot ential solutions to providing the ubiquitous connections that the commerci al users have become accustomed to.</span></span></p>\n<p style="margin: 0 in\; font-size: 1rem\; word-spacing: 1px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 1rem\; word-spacing: 1px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="margi n: 0in\; font-size: 1rem\; word-spacing: 1px\;"><span style="color: #31313 1\;">Bio: Dr. Moran is currently the Head of the Advanced Microelectronics Technologies branch at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. Her grou p focuses on analog integrated circuit design and communications modalitie s that do not rely on traditional SATCOM infrastructure. She contributes t o and leads multiple positioning\, navigation\, and timing (PNT) efforts r anging from free-space optical time transfer\, clock development\, and ine rtial sensing. Dr. Moran received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California\, Santa Barbara.&nbsp\; She has 2 issued pat ents and 3 patents pending.&nbsp\; In 2022\, Dr. Moran received the Comman ding Officer&rsquo\;s Leadership Award and the Galileo Award for S&amp\;T excellence.</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Wednesday May 27</p>\n< p><br>6pm Networking and Dinner</p>\n<p>6:45pm Presentation&nbsp\;</p>\n<p >7:30 pm Q&amp\;A</p>\n<p>8:00 End of Meeting</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbs p\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR